News Maui Decision Guidance Finalized January 14, 2021 On January 14, 2021, Acting Assistant Administrator for Water signed and issued final guidance that EPA claims “clarifies how the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund decision should be applied under the NPDES permit program.” EPA’s guidance articulates “threshold conditions for triggering the requirement for… Read More »
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ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. XII, Issue 1 (Week of Jan. 4, 2021)
News Appropriations and COVID-19 Bill Summaries On Monday, December 21, 2020, Congress unveiled a long-awaited funding package that included all 12 appropriations measures and additional coronavirus relief measures. The Interior-Environment funding bill passed at $36.107 billion, showing an increase of $118 million over the 2020 enacted level and $4.5 billion over the White House’s proposed… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 44 (Week of December 16, 2019)
News EPA Extends Deadline for Lead and Copper Rule Comments EPA has extended the comment deadline for National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. The new comment deadline is February 12, 2020. You can view the notice here. For more information on this effort, go here. ACWA is planning to submit comments… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 40 (Week of November 11, 2019)
News EPA Releases Lead and Copper Rule Revisions This week, the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Revisions was published in the Federal Register. The comment period on the proposed rule revisions closes January 13, 2020. The rule includes a suite of actions to reduce lead exposure in drinking water where… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 39 (Week of November 4, 2019)
News EPA Streamlines EAB Process EPA is proposing to streamline and modernize the review of permits by the agency’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) while providing more flexibility to regulated parties, states and tribes, and the public. Under this proposal, interested parties would be empowered to choose the option for resolving a permit dispute that is… Read More »
ACWA Weekly Wrap Vol. X, Issue 37 (Week of October 21, 2019)
News EPA Releases National Study of Nutrient Removal and Secondary Technologies Screener Survey to POTWs EPA has initiated a multi-phase study to showcase nutrient removal at publicly owned treatment works (“POTWs”). The goals of the study are to establish a nationwide baseline for nutrient removal at municipal wastewater treatment plants, and to characterize lower cost… Read More »
